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Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 1:03 pm
by bart1927
Here's one of my latest acquisitions. Gus Arnheim and His Ambassador Hotel Cocoanut Grove Orchestra playing "My Troubles Are Over". While it's a great arrangement, the recording itself doesn't sound that great, it sounds more like a Victor Batwing from 1925 than a 1929 Okeh. I assume it's caused by bad acoustics. It was recorded January 17, 1929 in Los Angeles. Other recordings made in the same month suffer from the same problem.
https://app.box.com/s/50h1r4ujlvrplovpolxi2lrlp00b8i6z
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 8:58 pm
by Wolfe
OE record has more reverberation and more top end than I'd expect from an early VE. Also sounds better if you turn up the bass a smidge.
Good record.
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 3:49 am
by bart1927
Wolfe wrote:OE record has more reverberation and more top end than I'd expect from an early VE. Also sounds better if you turn up the bass a smidge.
Good record.
It certainly is a great record. I compared the sound of this Okeh to that of an early Victor Electric, because several of those have the same sonic characteristics: very little bass, lots of reverb and sometimes a slightly distorted sound (for instance Victor 19809 and 19756). I assume this was because electrical recording was still new, so recording engineers were still experimenting with different setups, trying to get everything to sound right.
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:56 am
by audiophile102
Once you hear the Ted Weems recording of "My troubles are over", every other version sounds less than stellar to my ears. Still, it's a great song no matter the performer.
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Thu Sep 06, 2018 11:05 pm
by Vinrage_mania
Very nice !.....normal gold letter black background label??
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 3:13 am
by bart1927
Vinrage_mania wrote:Very nice !.....normal gold letter black background label??
Yes. Catalogue number 41208.
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 12:33 pm
by gramophone-georg
I've been chasing this one for a long time. Congrats on finding it and thanks for posting it!
Re: Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra ~ My Troubles Are Over
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 4:52 pm
by bart1927
gramophone-georg wrote:I've been chasing this one for a long time. Congrats on finding it and thanks for posting it!
You're welcome! It's quite hard to find, and when you do happen upon a copy, it's usually rather expensive, and the same goes for other Arnheim's on Okeh, especially the hot ones.